levin, is recognized. mr. levin: it's now my pleasure to yield a minute and a half to a member oour committee, mr. neal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute and a half. mr. neal: he said, let me tell you what this is about. i came from a memorial. 278 veterans. i represent a veterans hospital. that's what this vote is about. the gentlelady from tennessee, i wish she was here on january 20 of 2001 when that political party spent their day and night saying, yes, mr. president, to george bush. they went along with everything he said. they never even bothered to read article 1 of th constitution. this vote is about one and one thing only. paying your bills. they ran up the debt and now they don't want to pay their bills. january 19, 2001, bill clinton said goodbye to the country. a $5.7 trillion surplus onhand. $2.3 trillion in tax cuts, a war in iraq over weapons of mass destruction, a drug prescription benefit called part d, and they're talking about who owes the bill. this is abo

levin, is recognized. mr. levin: how much time is on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, has 14 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 13 minutes. mr. levin: we have 14 1/2 minutes? the speaker pro tempore: correct. len levin i yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the ranking member on the budget committee, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minute. mr. van hollen: i thank my colleague and, ladies and gentlemen, this is a political stunt. i just heard our friend from texas on the republican side say republicans wanted to tear up the credit card. it was just a few weeks ago when the republican budget passed this house all but four republicans voted for it. let me show you what that did to our credit card. here we are. we are about $14 trillion in debt. the budget, all but four republicans voted for, takes us up toward $23 trillion, $24 trillion in debt. $8 trillion increase in the national debt by passing the republican

levin, is recognized. mr. levin: how much time is on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, has 14 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 13 minutes. mr. levin: we have 14 1/2 minutes? the speaker pro tempore: correct. len levin i yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the ranking member on the buet committee, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minute. mr. van hollen: i thank my colleague and, ladies and gentlemen, this is a political stunt. i just heard our friend from texas on the republican side say republicans wanted to tear up the credit card. it was just a few weeks ago when the republican buet passed this house all but four republicans voted for it. let me show you what that did to our credit card. here we are. we are aut $14 trillion in debt. the budget, all but four republicanvoted for, takes us up towar $23 trillion, $24 trillion in debt. $8 trillion increase in the natial debt by passing the republican budget. so

>> blair levin, former fcc chief of staff, former broadband plan executive director, now at the aspen institute. mr. levin, thank you for coming back to "the communicators." >> guest: thank you very much. >> host: also joining us is eliza krigman of politico, a reporter there. it's been about a year since the national broadband plan which you spearheaded was introduce today the country. give us your assessment of the past year and its progress. >> guest: well, first, i think you have to understand what the plan really was, and what the plan was was an agenda-setting and target-clarifying device. that is to say, it was supposed to say here's the things we need to do over the next few years, and also here are targets that we either need to shoot for or shoot at. that is to say here's some really concrete proposals to move us toward action. and i think in that way it's been a very successful year. every debate that's going on with the exception of debates about mergers are really debates that are very, about how do we accomplish the goals of the broadband plan. and i think that in terms

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levin, it's been about a year since the national broadband plan that you spearheaded was introduced to the country, give us your assessment of the past year and its progress. >> guest: well, first, you have to understand what the plan really was, and what the plan was was an agenda setting and target clarifying device. it was supposed to say, here's the things that we need to do over the next few years, and also here are targets we either need to shoot for or shoot at. here's to say there's concrete proposals to move us towards action. in that way, it's been a very, very successful year. every debate that's going on with the exception of dates about mergers are really debates that are very -- about how cowe accomplish the goals of the broadband plan. i think in terms of agenda setting, it did prove to be a very unifying and consensus kind of document, that everyone, the stake holders kind of agreed the kinds of things, universal service reform, rights of way reform were very important things to be done. in terms of the targets we set, you know, moving towards some of them. some were co

are joining by sander levin, and ian swanson. ian, go ahead with the first question. >> thanks. >> we have known each other for a few years. >> yeah, i will start with a disappointing topic at least. the labor department put out job figures for may, the economy only added 54,000 jobs, and after news on jobs and manufacturing. i am curious how worried you are approaching a possible double-dip recession? >> i wouldn't say that double-dip is all likely. but i think it's clear that we have an economic challenging continuing. and that's why i am really disappointed why in the house there is a lost sight of that. and any effort to try to do something to stimulate the economy is shunted aside. and the interest seems to be cut the deficit. and that will somehow work miracles. we have to cut the deficit, but it surely won't work miracle in the short run. i was just talking earlier today about the build america bonds. which brought $100 billion of infrastructure development and the republican house refuses to look at them. that's the kind

our guest, blair levin, former fcc broadband plan executive director. he is now with the aspen institute. guest: thank you. let's talk about another component of the broadband plan, universal service fund reform. the commissioners have set an aggressive deadline of putting out an order by the end of the summer. is that possible? guest: it is possible. i do not think it is likely. i think it should be forgiven if they miss the deadline. what is important as we move in the right direction. here is what is happening, is that the industry is currently negotiating among themselves and hoping to give the commission a consensus document. it is roughly 50/50 whether they will succeed with that. i think there are a lot of things to be optimistic about. and there are some that caused me some concern. the things i think we can be optimistic about is there is general concerned about the fact we need to move to broadband, that the old paradigm does not work. we need to reform both universal service and intra-carrier comp, which is an arcane system by which a phone c

levin, is recognized. mr. levin: how much time is on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, has 14 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 13 minutes. mr. levin: we have 14 1/2 minutes? the speaker pro tempore: correct. len levin i yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the ranking member on the budget committee, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minute. mr. van hollen: i thank my colleague and, ladies and gentlemen, this is a political stunt. i just heardur friend from texas on the republican side say republicans wanted to tear up the credit card. it was just a few weeks ago when the republican budget passed this house all but four repuicans voted for it. let me show you wh that did to our credit card. here we are. we are about $14 trillion in bt. the budget, all but fo republicans voted for, takes us up toward $23 trillion, $24 trillion in debt. $8 trillion increase in the national debt by passing the republican budget. so

adam levine joins u. >> you know, we are not technically judges. >> you are coaches. >> judging is bad. [laughter] >> thank you for the correction. big night tomorrow night. america is voting this time. has it been a fun to watch your team evolve? >> it has been great. it has been an amazing learning process for me and everybody on the show. i was saying earlier, i love this show. everyone on my team is great. >> we got to talk to devon barley last week it ha six. as his success surprised you? >> i love that he is premed. he is a great kid. i was not sure i was going to take him, but he blew me away when he did that do w -- did that duet. it is one of the toughest things, because you have to let someone go. the rejection part is kind of a difficult thing, but i was surprised. i had my mind set on monday, and he changed my mind. >> your team members have learned so much from you with your experience in the music business. what did you learn from them? >> i love seeing their passion and it's easy as about music, i love the fact that the whole show is -- enthusiasm about music, and i love

topic eight is rega -- topic a is regarding miss levin 's appointment. she illegally obtained her office in violation. additionally, i reviewed the minutes of the commission meeting on december 16, 2009. the minutes state that the commissioners all agreed to make appointment for a deputy director of administration. the language states that subject to the approval of the commission in the budgetary and fiscal conditions of the charter, the director shall have the power to appoint or removed at his or her pleasure of 21 deputy superintendent and no more than two assistants. you have a legally appointed mr. levis. levin. quite frankly, the department does not need a deputy director for administration. the director is in charge of administration and should not need another deputy director on top of the other three that are provided. additional requests as to why the specific language of proposition g was not

you know senator carl levin, who has suggested 15,000 troops by the end of the year. is that doable as far as you're concerned? >> we can do anything the president tells us to do. the question is -- >> wise. >> -- whether that ease wise. >> let me ask you that question, then, more correctly. >> i'm not going to get into any advice i may or may not have given the president. >> yes, and i totally understand those have to be private conversations, but publicly, senator levin has said, hey, i think you can get 15,000 troops, so i'm just trying to see if you think that would be a wise decision to pull out 15,000 troops by the end of the year, combat or otherwise. >> we're all aware of what senator levin has called for. but the president also unlike senator levin has the responsibility. >> i want to play you something, and i'm sure you heard some of this. this was from questions at hearings on capitol hill. take a listen to this. >> what is the mission, and, therefore, what is the goal? >> how much can we achieve and how much of that actually benefits our strategic objectiv

institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ♪ >> coming up, representative sander levinn the way democrats will address economic issues. after that, programs on raising the debt limit starting with house floor debate. then remarks from president obama and house leaders. and then freshman house members after a meeting with tim geithner. >> he was known in the day as czar reed. it was not regarded as a complement but he regarded it as one. >> during his terms in the 1890's, thomas reed change the power structure of the house. >> he was impugned as a tyrant because the overturned a long standing custom in the house, the minority on equal parliamentary footing with the majority. >> tonight, and james grant on his new biography of thomas read on c-span. you can download this and other podcasts online at c-span. >> monday on c-span, our road to the white house coverage continues with former senator rick santorum as he makes his official presidential campaign announcement. that is live from somerset, pa. at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> this week on "newmakers", we are

fox's steve levine shows us the surveillance video. >> reporter: security cameras role on this bus when the driver asks for a passenger to stop swearing. >> can you stop cuss something. >> reporter: when the female passenger refused to stop the be cents, the driver pulls the bus over and calls if a supervisor to come to the scene. >> he did everything he was supposed to. he called in the situation. >> reporter: but things get heated while the bus is parked. >> i never put my hands on that she pushed me several times and smacked me twice knocking my hat off. with all of that being said and done, i didn't lay a hand on her. >> it is what he yelled out to passengers that has now gotten him into trouble. >> when he started to get what appears to be very frustrated, he started to act in a manner that we do not approve of. we do not tolerate that. >> i would handle it a different way. that is not the person i am. >> steve levine, folks 28 news. >> thank you. >>> the seesaw battle in the nba finals, dallas and miami coming up next. we'll tell you who is riding high this morning. >> a nervous s

fran levine says she's proof they save lives. mammogram, and i still get r my nervous every year. >> reporter: and again, this study used techniques nothing near where it is now. so, doctors say, if anything, it probably underestimates the benefits of mammography. but the big lingering question, it does not answer how often should you be screened and at what age. george? >> okay, sharyn, thank you. let's bring in abc's chief health and medical editor dr. rich besser right now. and sharyn pointed out in her piece that this study didn't directly go at the age issue. but it is more strong evidence that mammograms really make a difference. so, does it end the debate over when to begin n reening? >> reporter: well, george, you know, i think women who are screening in their 40s can feel confident from this study that they're doing a good thing. i don't think it's going to put the debate to rest. they didn't specifically break out, looking at younger women. but i have to tell you, george, for me, the debate is over. what i recommend to

you know senator carl levin that suggested 15,000 troops by the end of the year. is that doable as far as you are concerned? >> we can do anything that president tells us to do. the question is whether it's wise. >> so let me ask you that more correctly, is it wise? >> i am not going to get into any advice that i may or may not have given the president. >> yes, and i totally understand those have to be private conversations. but publicly lefin said i think you can get 15,000 troops, so i want to see if you think that would be a wise decision to pull out 15,000 troops by the end of the year, combat or otherwise? >> we're all aware of what senator levin has called for. >> i want to play you something, and this is from hearings on capitol hill. >> what is the mission and what is the goal? >> how much can we achieve, and how much of that actually benefits our strategic objectives, and that's what i have been struggling with more than a year now. tell me how it ends. i just don't so how it ends. let me reform yulate that? >> i don't see what is so complicated about it.

levin has been unable to hire those positions because of the budget crisis -- ms. levitt. to the extent that this problem is so serious and that there are statistics that workers in chinatown, one out of two workers in chinatown restaurants are not earning minimum wage or that day laborers, 15% of day laborers that were interviewed in a national study were not paid part of their wages within the previous two months. the amount of waste left in this country is a crisis level, and it is costing workers billions of dollars per year in wages that they can then put back into the economy by paying larger rents, etc., etc., and so we really believe that we must adequately fund them, that they are not yet found at the level they should be for such an important and crucial organization doing such magnificent work in our city and county, so any advocating for funding that you can help us with, we would greatly, greatly appreciate that. president o'brien: thank you. it is kind of confusing -- working very hard to preserve some of the positions. but the budget said that it could not b

. >> ibm jeffrey levine. i have been a 20 year resident of san francisco and a neighbor of the brickyard on union street for about 20 years. i 100% support the management and the establishment of the brickyard, and all of the issues are positive in the neighborhood. fahey. -- thank you. >> this reminds me of what i experienced in chicago. i lived across from a german bar, and i love the hollering. just by sitting in my apartment, i was able to know when there was a home run or a score. it was great. and now, a live across from a theater, and it reminds me help quiet of the neighborhood is, a in a really wish the theater would put in an open window, and that which i consider the lecture series, and that would be a good thing . i think rowdies' boards bars are a thing . -- icing browbeat sports bars are a good thing. -- i think rowdy sports bars are a good thing. >> the brickyard is frequented by many people, and i serve on the board of directors of a group, .and many of our constituents in the brickyard is a g

>> my name is toby levine. i am the co-chair of the central waterfront advisory group. this all is fascinating, of course. but i think one of the things that this young man -- that his staff does -- really provide an outline for the public. the public is often very unhappy about this and that. the tremendous benefits that are going to occur in the long run because of this. everyone knows we are right to have a cruise ship terminal, this and that. but these changes in public transportation can have a huge impact. think about the changes for fort mason. this is actually a decent transportation coming in there. think about if the hospital gets built on van ness ave. right now, van ness transportation, although they have nice buses, they did not come very often. maybe there will be changes to support the hospital. it would be created to have these kinds of lists, and it would help to answer some of the people that complain all the time, are naysayers in the project. i do believe we will benefit enormously. >> thank you. is there any other public comment? >> if i could just

levin?did a very large report that detailed a series of fraud al gags against the bank. goldman sold a bump of properties to a series of clients not disclosing to them that they bet against these properties and thought negatively of them et cetera, et cetera. et cetera. >> so there's a conflict of interest that pervades the banking world that leaves clients on the outside and bankers getting rich? >> yes. it's a textbook example of the bank doing one thing, it believes one thing, it tells clients something entirely different. there should be a chinese wall between those areas of the company but it never really happens that way in practice. >> here's the question that i think a lot of people are going to ask. why isn't the manhattan district attorney's office, where is the department of justice, the cftc, where are the federal offices that are supposed to be doing this? >> that is exactly the question that people were asking. it's great that the manhattan district attorney is looking into thi

i have lived in san francisco for 14 years with the majority of those years of levin -- living in district 8. i am a proud at san francisco public school parent and committed to raising our family here in the city. san francisco is our home. as you see from my application, i have dedicated my professional life to working in the community with a variety of backgrounds working directly in social- service programs, to education, women's rights, advocacy and policy. i am the director of community relations at chinese affirmative-action and i'm proud of our work last year around the census. we were one of the leading organizations binding and that yes we count coalition which brought together 13 organizations looking to having deep roots in the community and injuring an accurate count in hard to count communities. in just a short amount of time, 13 organizations were able to reach 50,000 residents and i am proud that in san francisco, we were seen challenging trends and we saw an increase in our ability from 2000-2010, saving the city tens of millions of dollars over the next 10 years. from tha

. >> tom: senator carl levin led the investigation which produced the 600-plus page report, but his office declined to comment today. fannie mae and freddie mac's efforts to prevent foreclosures slowed dramatically during the first quarter. the federal housing agency says its twin mortgage giants it oversees launched almost 64,000 trial home loan modifications during the quarter. that was down sharply from the fourth quarter, but permanent modifications rose to 320,000. however, when the program was announced two years ago, fannie and freddie said they expected to help between three and four million homeowners. >> tom: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will be in atlanta talking about the u.s. economic outlook. and the fed reports on consumer confidence for april. also tomorrow, our "word on the street" is "backbone." we'll look at three storage and web traffic companies that power social media giants like linkedin and groupon. another guilty plea in the bernie madoff ponzi scheme. former madoff payroll manager eric lipkin pleaded guilty today t

. >> pamela levin. there is not any real remarkable difference between our projection from last month to this month. the revenues come in strongly. primarily, the revenues are in charge for services, but there are the licenses -- the apartment licenses and hotel licenses that come in with the property tax have come in a little stronger than we expected. and we are still showing savings in several areas of expenditures and ending up with a year-end balance similar to last year -- i mean last month. i will be happy to answer any questions. commissioner murphy: have we brought back any new people in the last 30 days? >> we have brought back one payroll per cent, but the mayor's office has released the rest of our requisitions except for the housing inspector positions, so we will be posting those positions up on our website, and those are mostly clerical positions at this point. we are in the process of hiring could we will mechanical engineers. they did interview for that position on monday, and i believe

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on saturday nato has also admitted and other mistake in a strike this time on rebel forces near the levin oil port of bragger with a number of casualties not been disclosed do you hold me till you hold mr cameron mr sarkozy is this going to score any mr obama has already shown he could this possible for the deaths of these innocent children innocent was i mean here was an innocent fathers and mothers you cannot justify this attack the enemy was. sunday's fatal error he carries any the rising concerns within nato about his operation in northern africa only eight out of its twenty eight members have joined the mission to protect civilians in libya which raises the question how many would support one to kill them ration option or r t tripoli. with civilian deaths in there be a grow bigger balance among the taxpayers footing the bill for the military intervention the conflict is expected to cost one of its key players the hundreds of millions of pounds that was out there and it's reports the blow to britain's budget couldn't have come at a worse time. they're already calling it the billion po

after this program is our conversation rep, and sander levin. he could face congressman gary peters. we asked him about it in the program. >> it looks like you and gary peters may be in the same district. >> i want a plan that is fair to the people. each of us needs to look out before our own to see what this is all about. is all about. the districts can go like this. we can wiggle, wiggle. purely partisan political reasons. i hope the republicans can control everything and will realize this is bad. host: some of the issues in our newsmakers interview. newsmakers interview. coming up later in the program, we will turn our attention to the latest in the middle east. we will talk about the economy with former michigan gov., but up next, a freedom forum wrapping appear in washington, d.c. the here are some other guests and topics making up the in the morning program. nancy is in our studios. >> good morning. c-span will repair five network tv talk shows. it will discuss the situation in the middle east. we usually begin with meet the press in the a

on saturday nato has also admitted another mistake in a strike this time on rebel forces near the levin oil port of bragger with a number of casualties not been disclosed we who are nato who hold mr cameron mr sarkozy was going to score any mr obama has already found good dispensable for the deaths of these innocent children innocent was a hero an innocent fathers and mothers you cannot justify this at dikika the enemy was. sunday's fatal error he carries in with the rising concerns within nato about his operation in northern africa only eight out of its twenty eight members have joined the mission to protect civilians in libya which raises the question how many would support one to kill them. r t tripoli with civilian casualties in libya mounting a no end in sight those paying for intervention might be stumping up more of a bargain for the u.k. has announced that it's taxpayers might see one point six billion dollars of their hard earned cash diverted to fund the intervention i was at is more about reports though there's little patience left about an already dissolution public. there a

. >> blair levin, who led efforts in the national broadband plan, asells the status, as well as other pending issues, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> this morning, the executive director of the national association of state budget officers will discuss state fiscal situations. then walter olson from the cato institute and maya rockeymoore talk about house republican efforts to stop the government from requiring school meals that are more nutritional but also more

james levine, he preferred talking with me on the treadmill. is this the future? >> i think it is. >> reporter: their studies have led to clear conclusions. >> when you just stand, you use more of your muscles to control your balance. more often, when we stand, by start moving around, after moving around, and that can double or triple the number of calories you're burning. >> reporter: don't count on jogging or working out once or twice a week if you are somebody who sits a lot. it turns out, the experts say, just staying away from your chair most of the day is far more beneficial to your health than nearly anything else you may be worrying about. >> add up if you are sitting six hours in the whole day. >> reporter: get up and move around. >> thank you, deborah. >>> and coming up, the lucky costco employees who hit a $200 costcwith loyees who hit a $200 onic low back pain. imagine living your life with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a non-narcotic treatment that's fda-approved to manage chronic musculo

you like their music or not these drop outs of certainly that the market with great success ever levine rule mars britney spears kind the west tom cruise john mayer dean martin oscar winner helen mirren ok. you get the point i just wish that the young are i wish the participants in fields program the best of luck and hope that they use their new superpowers of innovation for good rather than supporting the government whose indoctrination they are escaping the ideas produced by our greatest minds will have the power to break our chains or bind the human spirit to them and that's our show for tonight thanks for tuning in to adam vs the man check out adverse to the man i found but i'm guessing topics and find me on facebook and twitter as always adam adam vs the man dot com you think that this broadcast live as if there is a party dot com slash usa and this is our focus from washington.

--the seven he levin has turned into a makeshift gathering place.-11 has turned into a makeshift gathering place. >> our grandmother passed away yesterday and he had some things that we want to send home to our home town in mexico. basically, that caught on fire, it was $2,000 cash. >> and the firefighters told to that unit was completely. >> .. is gone. since it was the one next to the main unit that caught on fire everything is... >> we have new details for the suspect that is accused of beating the giants fan bryan stow at the game at dodger stadium. he will have a parole hearing this morning. 31 year-old giovanni ramirez has not been charged for the attack of bryan stow, but he has been in jail for parole violations. police say gun was found an--in the laundry basket of the home that he was arrested. if it is reported that it is not his firearm, that he can be set free. 11 people provided an alibi for him he said he was at an aunt's house. earl bryan stow remains in stable condition. >> let us see how will be in your neighborhood today was james

. >> it is a special moment to express her levin deal with her sorrow. when she learned that steve's hat -- thieves had stolen bronze markers, she was angry. >> it is disrespectful. and is wrong. the have no heart at all. >> according to an indictment returned today, these men have made it a nearly $500,000 business in grave robbery. they hit the resurrection cemetery in clinton and the maryland national cemetery in laurel. it is alleged they have stolen bronze grave markers flowers and tried to sell the stock to scrap dealers. when they were arrested, there have been thefts. they hope that it stays that way. >> a grave yard markers and urns are off-limits. they really are. we hope to send that message. >> those visiting the cemetery said they could not agree more. we're told that each of the defendants actually work that the cemetery here or at other cemeteries one time or another so they knew how to get them off. if convicted on charges from each of them could face 15 years in prison. in laurel, brad bell from abc7 news. >>> time now to check on the tr

levin: we should learn from the past. there are indeed times when american national interests should overtake political or partisan political interests. i remember the debate on kosovo 12 years ago. congress refused to authorize american action by a split vote. that was a tragic mistake. house republican leadership opposed that resolution. 187 noes against 31 yeses. i believe it was clear then that republicans would not have opposed the kosovo resolution, at least in those numbers, if george bush had been president. today there are echoes from kosovo on this libyan resolution. the republicans should not make the same mistake again. we should join together to support the hastings resolution that's consistent with the war powers act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm going to yield -- mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recogni